Paris Olympics: Row over 'woke' map as Paris gears up for games - BBC News

Conservatives in France are taking aim at a missing cross and the absence of the French tricolour.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, DIMITAR DILKOFFImage caption, Artist Ugo Gattoni said he wanted to create a "festive universe" with his depiction of ParisBy Michael Sheils McNameeBBC NewsThe designer of the official poster for this summer's Paris Olympics has responded to criticism that his art erases symbols of French identity and Christianity.

The design features a cartoon map of Paris with a wealth of details.

Conservatives have criticised the lack of the French tricolour, and a cross missing from the Hôtel des Invalides landmark.

Artist Ugo Gattoni said he wanted to create a "festive universe".

Francois-Xavier Bellamy of the right-wing Republicans party wrote on X that the people responsible for the image were "ready to deny France, going so far as to distort reality to cancel its history".

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